Olga Vasilieva | |
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Ольга Васильева | |
Minister of Education | |
In office 18 May 2018 – 15 January 2020 Acting: 15–21 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Sergey Kravtsov |
Minister of Education and Science | |
In office 19 August 2016 – 7 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Dmitry Livanov |
Succeeded by | herself (as Minister of Education) Mikhail Kotyukov (as Minister of Science and Higher Education) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bugulma, Soviet Union (now Russia) | 13 January 1960
Alma mater | 1. Moscow State Art and Cultural University; 2. Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities; 3. Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation |
Profession | Doctor of Sciences in Historical science |
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Olga Yurevna Vasilieva (sometimes transliterated as Vasilyeva, Russian: О́льга Ю́рьевна Васи́льева; born 13 January 1960) is a Russian politician and historian, who served in Vladimir Putin's government as Minister of Education and Science (2016—2018),[1][2][3][4] and as Minister of Education from May 2018 to January 2020.[5] She is known for defending Soviet policies and for making controversial statements that were perceived as supportive of Joseph Stalin.[6][7]